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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-03
0en. sherman and His hicn.

Sherman could be easily approached
by any of his soldiers, but no one could
venture obe familiar. His uniform
coat, usually wide open at tho throat,
displayed not very military black
cravat and linen collar, and he generally
wore low shoes and one spur, On the
march he rode with each column in
turn, In passing on the march lie
acknowledged our salutations as If he
knew us all, but hadn't time to stop
On ''the march the sea- soldier
called out to Sherman: "Uncle Billy,
T guess Grants waiting for lis at Rich
mond.2' .Sss
Sherman's acquaintance among his
officers was remarkable and OF greatad-
vantage, for he learned the charac-
ter Of every command, even of regi-
'ments, and could assign officers to
special duties with knowledge Of those
who were to fill the yacanciesgo made,
The army appreciated these personal
and every man felt in. q GER
tain sense that Sherman had his eye on
him, ssgs s. /, s, st .y5Ss
Motto alleviate all that tneedsaiIeviat,
ing as far as sin our power.
"a Exposure to the sun, it is said, will
remove light scorch marks, and fruit OIL
rust stains yield quickly to a weak SOL
usion of oxalic acid.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-03
Amnusemcnts IN Bllazardy Manitoba.

AHiusencnfs IN Bli2zardy Manitoba,
it nqringla theatrical mans life lie is
apt to find himself in strange places and
peculiar situations. Managers lJosaph
~ r. SSeder, Of, III. r.! n Jacobs GRAND
sG?pera y ouse, claims to be the first
man who 1ovef .tslil1ed0 9 . the TOM gof
Winnipeg, in Manitoba, re Struck
the town with the "Big Four, Com
'bination in the dead of the winter OF
1878. Everything was frozen stiff.
Even your BREATH" he says, ''would
almost freeze and drop to the ground in
chunks" When they started to paste up
the bills they found the paste was frozen
stiff, and they had to cut hunks of it
out and Use 1T rs like pomatun.. A dis,
eovery was then made which simpllfied
matters greatly. by driving tack In
each corner Of q poster and then dash
ing over !t,a couple Of dippers Of water,
twas found that it froze fast. Conse-
,qlently all the bills 'were after that
frozen fast to the billboaids and fences,
The show was held in the town hall
and owing to q lack Of dressing
accommodations, the company had to
black up in the hotel, and cut through
the streets to the quondam theatre. At
the door the seats We're disposed Of in a
simple manner; each member Of the
audience planl;ei down two dollars anu
was given a chair, which he placed any
where he pleased, good many showing
disposition to camp near the large red
hot stove, which occupied the centre Of
The hill
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-03
Tho sonth,A frlcanjHoney Bira., /.

s, This curious little bird Isl Iii size anl !
pllltnlage near like the English sparrow, j
and gets hisname from The fact that tile
Slttlefol low, Whoii very fond Of honey.
oeing unable etotohtain 'itsfor himself.
Wlll lSleadSm men to the places where tie
Wild bees have hidden their stores Of
>lch, wild honey. Whenever this Bird
ices man he will fly close to him, hoy
,erlng around, uttering a twittering
sound, then he willsgo off I'M the direc-
ZION of the place generally a tree.
where the honey is, flying backward and
Forward in a 2igzag fashion. Then
back he will come, twittering In the
Same, manner, as if to- say, "Come along,
With me, I'll ashow&you where it, ISL,
~! :Phese Sc actions are repeated until the tree
Is reached, when the bird will Indicate
livery plainly by, flying toit and hover.
Ing around it. If the. distance is great
and sometimes the honey bird wlllslead
a person, who Is willing to follow dis,
lance of ten miles -ke will wait on a
tree until the follower comes up, and
will; then continue his business ofspilot-
. :
lngs lie isNery persistant and will do
hisbest to draw any one on, but if the
party Is not posted about the honey
birds and refuses to follow, or goes in
the wrong direction, the bird will leave.
probably in search of some person who
Will appreciate his efforts to provide
him With sweatmeats. While the bees
are being smoked out and the honey
taken UP, the bird will hover In the
vicinity until the job is done, when, OF
course, his reward comes, In the shape
!of a'feast on the fragments. that are left,
II fhe, knows Of other hives just as soon
as one,ls disposed Of he will lead the
way TO another, and | have known as
many. AL as four trees to be taken up by a.
party in one day. When :the honey
bird has shown one tree, if the hunters
are satisfied with that and refuse to fol-
low'his farther,sIe leaves them; but i
nave '.neyer alieard OF an instance in
which tho bird misled any one in regard
TO filnldlhg honey. 1t frequently hap
pens, however, that a honey bird will
lead q person into very dangerous
places, and unless the hunter keeps his
eyes. about him when following the bird
he may run right on to lion, a yeno-
nous snake, or some other equally UNI
desirable acquaintance. s
. 90 i. A
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24
SUIT BROUGHT.

Mr.. W. s. Cowen has brought suit
against the judges of election of st.
Clairsyille precinct for refusing his vote
at the recent election, having filed his
petition in the common pleas on Satur-
day.
Mr.. CoWen was born and raised at St .
Clairsville. At one time he was employ
ed in the Pension bureau, at Washing-
ton. bat was compelled to quit that
service because of physical disability
For three or four years past his wife
has been employed III the Office of the
.. S. District Court Clerk, at Cincinnati,
and for time Mr.. Cowen likewise made
his home down there, and voted there
one year ago. Last summer he returned
TO st. Ciairsville, declaring his purpose
to make that his home in the future
His father and his grandfather are bur
led here.
His vote was challenged, and Mr. .
Cowen answered the questions put to
him In such form as entitled him to his
vote. but, while stating under oath that
st. Clairsville is his home, DigbtOn Bal
ley Zone of the judges of the election)
said, 1--WE are informed differently" and
that settled the matter. No consulta-
tion whatever had occurred between the
judges up to that time. The matter had
apparently been previously considered
10y at least a portion of them. The final
OATH was not administered. A., This oc-
Cured early in the morning Later in
the day Mr.. Cowen again offered his
vote, and again the election officers neg
lected TO admIuiStrr the fnal "aLA
Toward evening, ht presented bIuSelt
at the polls. III company With MIR. Jas.
NJ. Rees. the attorney. Mr. Rees re-
quested the judges to administer the
tinal oath. Mr. Bailey threw d book
which he had i'll his hand at he moment
upon the table with great violence, and
u tered AN angry refusal; but Mr. Lentz
took in The situation at a glance anu at
nee aG ministered the oath:
Sec. 2942. If the challenge be not with
drawn after the person offering to vote has an
swered the questions put to him as aforesaid,
one of the judges of election shall lender to
him the following oath: % You do solemnly
swear (or afhrm) that you are q citizen of the
United States, of the age of twenty one years
that you have been an inhabtant of this state
for one year next preceding this election that
you are now an actual resident of this precinct;
and that you have not voted at this election"
Thereupon Mr.. G0wen again offered
his ballot, and it was again refused.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24
THE NJ. E. SOCIAL.

The frst social of the NJ. E. church
this season was held at the parsonage
Friday evening last. There will be a
series of them during the winter season,
and if al are as successful as this one,
we may look for 4 revolution in social
circles in the NJ. E. church. The at
tendance was quite large. The ewes
ning's program consisted Of speeches,
dialogues. recitatiOns and songs, all OF
which were rendered in good style, and
were received with pleasure by those
present. After the regular exercises
were gone through with, Prof" Nc
Kelvey gave al exhibition of mind read
ing, and prof" Meyer proceeded to mes
merize number of young people. Both
the Professors" seemed to understand
their protessiODs-(and so did some of
their audience). Plays of different
kinds were INDUCED in, and the evening
spent pleasantly oy all present. The
next social will be held in the lecture
room of the church in the near future,
when an instructive and entertaining
exhibition with the sciopticon will be
given. Bright and beautiful shadow "
pictures of celebrated men, remarkable
buildings, famous cities, great curios'
ties. and noted historical scenes will be
thrown on canvas. Explanatory re-
marks by Rev. J. IL. HollIngshead.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24
AN ANINrERESrING CASE.

Last spring the Board of Education
Of COlerain townships resolved that a
high schOol was needed in that town.
snip. and that 1T should be located at
Barton. An injunction against the pro-
ceding ws issued from the Probate
court. aud Il the recent term of the
Common Pleas the matter WAS heard.
Many witnesses were examined as to
the Necessity OF the school and the prop
er poin: for IL, but the contestants res
lied mainly upon irregularities in the
proceeding nt the Board of Education.
The court decided the matter Satur
day, holding:
|. That township boards of education
have full power under the law To estab'
llsh high Schonls,
IL. That In The case before the court
toe meetings at which proceedings were
had establishing high school were IT.
regular and not IN arcor au"P with law,
and therefore VOID.
III. That the board erred III no pro-
vldlng means tc erect hnIltIng and
maintain the school. and til ref Jre its
proceedings are void
The injunction was made perpetual
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

AN accident occurred on the G. s. P.
railroad one mile east of SteubenvIlle,
early SuIIcr morning, by which an en-
gineer arr brakeman lost their lives, and
a fireman received fatal injuries. A
construction train consisting of an en-.
gine and five cars loaded with lumber
and other material, aid caUOOSe CON
tanning 20 carpenters, left Wellsyile
quite early in the morning for Bellaire,
to erect temporary depot in place of
the one destroyed by fire OIL Sa, urday
morning. The train was rum ing at a
brisk rate of speed, when the engIne
struck IA land slide which had fallen up
nB the track during the morning At the
point designated, and turned completely
over and the tender and cars pAss-d d
0rer it and piled up in front, 4 cOmple.e e
wreck. Engineer p Z. Jrhuson and
brakeman Hugh Niles wrr caught in
he wreck and instantly killed, anu fire.
man James Russell was fatally wound
ed. Engineer Pearl johnson, Was the
husband of Laura Askew, formerly OF
this place, who is a grand daughter OF
Samuel Geller, Sr.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24
$4,000 Lost,

Il lost foIty thousand dollars by a
periodical attack of nervous sick head
ache" said a Chicago capitalist to a cor
respondent, pointing across the street to
Il handsome corner lot. That lot was
sold-for ten Thousand dollars at public
aution five years ago, and l intended to
buy it. but was too sick with headache
to attend the sale, and it is now worth
fifty Thousand dollars" If he had known
of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pel+
lets they would have removed the cause
Of his headaches -billiOusness-and he
would have made the money. Dr.
Pierca's Pleasant Purgative Pellets cure
sick headache, bilious headache, diZzi
ness. constipation. Indigestion, and bil+
ious att !cks 20 cents a vial.hv druggists.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24
| Valuable Farm for Sale.

T OFFER FOR SALE MY FARM, SITUATED
on Captina Creek, near Armstrong; Mills, Bel
mont county, Ohio, containing nsarly Three Hun
dred Acres of rich limestone bottom and upland.
This is of the best stock and grain farmes in the
county. Well watered and timbered. The B., z. /
C. r. +. runs through it, and there Is a station and
telegraph office it 1t is also good location for
store grocery. 1t is underlaid with two veins
of good coal. The upper one, four feet in thick
ness crops out in the hills, and the lower one six
feet thick, and of very superior quality, is now
worked by shaft sixty feet in depth. Will sell all
together will reserve the under vein of coal and
few adjacent TO the works, and sell the sur
face only The farm can be divided so as TO make
two or more farms. 1t Is well adapted to garden
ing fruit raising Price and terms easy. For
information call on or address the undersigned
II 17-6t I. H. ARMSTRONG, Woodsfield O.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

THE Christian Church. at BeIlaire
which had been repaired and re-opened
on sunday, was considerably damaged
by ire which broke out in the lower
story at five o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. The good work of fire companies
saved the Building from total destruc
ton. The loss is S25OO to $4,000, fully
covered by insurance. The origin of
the fire cannot be ascertained. Persons
were working in the lower story the
previous evening.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

TIE c. & p. railroad depot and Offices
at Bellaire. was burned about O'Clock
on Saturday morning. as WAS also three
box cars l0aded mostly with glass, which
were standing on spur at the upper
end of the depot. The building was a
total loss. The telegraph instruments
and most of the valuable books and pa
pers were saved. The loss is placed at
about $4,000. The fire started in the
north end Of The building. probably in
the Office of the yard master. after the
early train left and the night watchman
had gone home. 4 new and more SUBJ
Stan Ial building will now be erected To
Ttake the place Of the old one.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24
Facts Worth Knowing.

In all diseases Of the nasal mucous men>
brane the remedy used must be non-irritating.
The medical profession has been slow to learn
this. Nothing satisfactory can be accomplish
ed with douches, snuffs, powders, syringes,
astringents or any similar application, because
they are all irritating, do not thoroughly reach
the affected surfaces and should be abandoned
as worse than failures. A multitude IF per
sons who had for years borne all the worry
and pain that cstsrrh can infict, testify to
radical and permanent cures wrought by Ely's
Cream Balm. II 24-2t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

THE Thompson Iddings case which
was removed from our common pleas to
Guernsey county. was tried in Cambridge
on last Thursday and Friday. and yer.
dict obtained in favor of the heirs of
Robt. Thompson and against Heary
and Isaac Iddings for S2,1l1.5O. This
case was an action brought in 1876 upon
a note dated April 1. 1878. for $1054, and
has been in the courts since that time.
Hon. L. DanfOrd and A. c. Darrsh, Esq,
of ST. Clairsville and Steele and Rose
mond, of Cambridge. represented the
rhompsOns, and j. w. shannon. ESQ.,,
Hon. J. D. Taylor and Taylor and Scott,
the Iddings.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

IT was given out by the operatives
who were sinking the oil we'll on the
Stitt farm. miles south of this place,
on Saturday, that oil in considerable
quantities had been struck. and good
deal of excitement was caused in the
neigborhood by the drillers stopping
work, and some of those interested in
the well. making overtures to owners of
land in the neighborhoed looking to the
leasing of additional territory. Big
prices are being offered, but some of the
farmers refuse to give leases. preferring
to await developments. The public are
rot advised of the real extent of the
strike" and there may be considerable
"moonsbine" in it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24
Yourself and Neighnars.

Mrs. E. A. Roberts left on Saturday
for Cardington and Canton, Ohio, and
will be absent for two weeks.
Mrs. j. B.Smith, of Bellaire, is vis>
itiDg relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Lundy B. Hogue, of Carpenr
terra, CAL. son, Master Fred and daugh
ter Clara, came IN on Tuesday of last
week. on visit to her father, Ira Lewis,
and other relatives. She is the guest
this week of the family of the editor of
this paper.
Alvin Sedwick had his foot badly
crushed by wagon loaded with coal
passing over it one day last week.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

REPORT Of Union Valley school (No
S, Mead township, for the month end
ing November IS, 1887: No. of pupils
enrolled, 80; total attendance in days
4S3; average daily attendance, "a; aver
age attendance, 81 per cent; no corporal
punishment. Names of pupils perfect
in attendance: James Berry, Zebbie
Day, Willie Ferrell, Asa Gallaher, Her.
schel Gallaher, Lawrence Wallace, Yer
non Wallace, Charley White, Gertie
Berry, Annie Ferrel, Carrie Perrel
Mertie Wallace, Levina Wright, Manda
Wright. Louisa VaDdine.
A b. CARMAN, Teacher.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

Dr. ISRAEL WERLICH, one of the old.
est and best known physicians Of Mar
tins Ferry, died on Tuesday of last
week, and his funeral occurred on Fri
day. The Doctor was native of Wash
iDgton, Pa, and was college mate OF
Blaine in college there.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

THE Martins Ferry Water Works
funds fell short of the required amount
to pay the men whose wages were due
on Monday. NJ. G. Mitchell, J. T. Hanes,
J. C. Gray, M. R. Smylie, Wm. Lipp-
hardt and 5. F. Dean, made their indi-
vidual note for $1,000 which was cashed
by the Exchanhe Bank and payment
was made and work was continued.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

Hon. A. T. MOKELvEY returned this
morning from very successful Farm.
ers' Institute at Norwich, Muskingum
county. Gen. Hurst and Secretary Bon
ham. of the State Board of Agriculture
were the other speakers. The NJ. E.
church building was filled at the vari>
Gus sessions.
The Institute appointed for Cambridge
Was failure because of lack of prepa-
ration
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

WIN. STEELE, the assistant yard mas>
ter of the B. & o. company at Bellaire
was killed instantly III the company's :
yards at that place on Saturday night
in an attempt to jump on the catcher of
a switching engine he missed his foot-
ing and fell in front of he wheels
which ran over him and seyered bis
body. The unfortunate man resided in
Benwood, where a wife and son are left
to mourn his death The remains were
taken 10 GAINESVILLE foT bHrial.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

THE Union Flint Glass Works, at
Martins Ferry, was sold under decree
of the court by Sheriff Foulke, on Sat
urday. to Henry Floto. Henry Helling,
J. o. Payne. and Wm. c. Handlin, for
S5,603. 1t is understood that the works
will be repaired and put in operation
shortly,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24
Legal Notice.

TOHN DAY, CLARA DAY CHARLES DAY
- and r. c. Lamberton guardian of Emma Day.
Charles Day and Fletcher Day, minors all of whom
reside at Humboldt Richardson county, Nebraska
will take notice. that on the 21st day of November
1897 Asa Z. Warrck administrator of the estate of
Mary Elizabeth Day, decd, filed his petition in the
above-named persons, and others, defendants, the
object and prayer of which petition was to obtain
order of said court authorizing said adminstra-
tor to complete a certain contract made by one
Samuel L. Fisher with one l.. B. Smith and Charles
Fisher for the sale of certain real estate in said
executed to said Samuel T. Fisher by plaintiffs
intestate during his lifetime, and others. heirs of
Thomas p. Sullivan, deceased. Said parties are re-
quired to by the 21st day of January, 1885
otherwise the allegations of said petition will be
taken as true, and Judgment rendered accordingly.
ASA T. WARRICK,
Admir- of Mary E. Day, decd
IT w Emerson Atty 1l-2t7t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24
legal Notice.

n CTICE is hereby given that the Trustees of the
~ First Presbyterian Church, of Bellaire Ohio,
the court of common pleas of Belmont county,
Ohio, the object and prayer of which is to obtain
authority for said society TO give a mortgage on
lots numbered hve and six of block number
fourteen of the City of Bellaire, Ohio TO secure
loan OF money to compile the repairs % the church
building, and furnish said building and pay of in
debtedness already incurred; said mortgage to be
Tor such sum Is the Trustees may find necessary for
sisld pGrpose-nOt exceeding the sum OF ten thous-
and dollars.
DANFORD & DANFORD,
II iYbt Attorneys for Petitioners.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24
Probate Court.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following nam
- ed administrators, executors, guardians as
slgnees and trustees have filed in my office at st
Clarsville their accounts and vouchers for settle
ment, to-wit'
George Starbuck, guardian of Kate A. Outland
minor.
John, E. Hunt guardian of Westwood Carter
imbecile.
Samuel McMaster executor of Robert McMaster
deceased.
L. W. James sssigne, of VIM. Perkins, assignOr
John A. Morris, admir- of Benz. A. Brock decd.
Stephen Hobson, by executor, guardian of John
R. Corey, mino'.
D. A. Hendershot, guardian of NJ s. Hendershot
insane.
George NJ. Gregg, guardian of Clara D., Frederick
K and Ira Ia. Gregg, minors
Stephen Hobson, by executor, admir- of John
COrdner deceased.
w. W. Holloway, executor of Chas. s. Cook, decd.
Nancy Il. Koerner, adm TX of Chas kOerner dee d.
Allen Floyd, guardian of Nettie Campbell, minor.
All of the above will be for examination and set.
tement on the 18th day of December, 1887.
IL list ISAAC H. GAST0N, Probate Judge.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

Mr. W. p. SCOTT, brother of Mrs. H. C.
Welday, of this place, died at his home,
in Sedalia. Mo, a few days since, and his
remains were brought to Wintersville.
J-ffrrSOn a,urty. for InJermept, whence
Mr. and Mrs Welday went on Tuesday
to attend the funeral.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

CARDS are out announcing the ap-
preaching nuptlals of Mr.. Rodney E.
Gregg. of Columbus. well known TO
many of the young people of this region,
and Miss Kate Thompson, of Uhrichs-
vile. December l. 9 p. M, is the date
for the happy event.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

a MERITORIOUs article can always be
relied on to create large demand. Such
is t'erson's Worm Syrup. The demand
for it is constantly increasing. All those
who use. pronounce it the most pleas
ant and effectual remedy known, and is
always entirely safe. Children cry for
Sold by all dealers. 25 cts.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

The entertain ment given at Beech
Hill school house, on Tuesday evening,
was largely attended, and the exercises
were we'll rendered. The school is. we
unders' md, in a aourishing condition
under the supervision of Miss Jessie
Morton
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-24

THE dog-kilier was around last week
and poisoned large number of dogs in
this place. We can spare few of them,
but some of those poisoned we're Valua>
BILE dogs and did not deserve to be kill
ed When the watch dog is out OF the
way. burglars and thieves are more apt
to get 10 their work.